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“Circles of hell:” Domestic, Public and State Violence Against Women in Egypt
Despite some recent piecemeal reforms, shortfalls in Egyptian laws and entrenched impunity continue to foster a culture of routine sexual…
January 20, 2015
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Amnesty International Urges President Obama to Meet with Survivor of Bhopal Industrial Disaster Ahead of India Visit
In an urgent appeal to President Obama, Amnesty International asked him to meet a visiting survivor of the Bhopal industrial…
January 14, 2015
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Activists at Chicago City Hall Demand Hearing for Reparations for Chicago Police Torture Survivors
On January 15, activists from Chicago Torture Justice Memorials (CTJM), Project NIA and Amnesty International USA will hold a sing-in…
January 14, 2015
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“Hate Crimes in the Heartland,” Documentary on Racial Tensions in the United States, to Screen Across the Country
Hate Crimes in the Heartland, an award winning documentary film by Emmy Award winner Rachel Lyon, will embark on a…
January 13, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Submits Recommendations to President’s Policing Taskforce
Amnesty International USA reiterated its concerns and recommendations for ensuring respect for human rights in policing in written testimony to…
January 13, 2015
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Nigeria: Massacre Possibly Deadliest in Boko Haram’s history
Following reports of the massacre of large numbers of civilians by armed group Boko Haram in north east Nigeria, Amnesty…
January 9, 2015
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Retaliation Against Palestine’s Welcome Accession to ICC Must Stop
Israel, the USA and EU member states must refrain from punishing or threatening Palestine for taking the positive step of…
January 7, 2015
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Illinois Governor Should Grant Clemency to Jacqueline Montanez Before He Leaves Office
Today, Amnesty International USA sent a letter to Illinois governor Pat Quinn calling on him to act before he leaves…
January 7, 2015
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15 Minutes to Leave: Denial of the Right to Adequate Housing in Post-Quake Haiti
Five years on from a devastating earthquake in Haiti, tens of thousands of people remain homeless as government policy failures,…
January 6, 2015
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Amnesty International USA Reaction to Latest Guantanamo Detainee Transfers
In response to reports that five detainees were released from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay and resettled in Kazakhstan,…
December 31, 2014
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Amnesty International USA Welcomes Governor O’Malley’s Commutation of Death Penalty Sentences
(WASHINGTON, DC) In response to Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s decision to commute the sentences of the state’s remaining death penalty…
December 31, 2014
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Escape from Hell- Torture, Sexual Slavery in Islamic State Captivity in Iraq
Torture, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, suffered by women and girls from Iraq’s Yezidi minority who were…
December 22, 2014